open-image.nvim is a simple keymap to open an image in Neovim.

Requirements

• Neovim
• Any image viewer application (Viewnoir, Eye Of Gnome, ...)

Usage

Place this code where you have your keybinding configuration. Replace viewnior with your image viewer of choice.

-- Keybinding to open the current image in buffer
vim.keymap.set(
  'n',
  '<leader>oi',
  function ()
    os.execute("viewnior " .. vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0) .. " &")
  end,
  { desc = '[O]pen [I]mage' }
)